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Ordinary people discovering extraordinary abilities. Heroes is a new show presented by NBC that is just what the title says. Strange that I discovered the show only on it’s third week but I’m amazed by how easily I got hook by it. If you like the comic book genre, love super hero story but would like to see them struggle that is the best way; right there.

We’ve had the X-Men, the Superman, the Spiderman, the Batman and the Fantastic Four. It’s hard to point exactly to witch existing comic it would relate but I think they are doing a good job to create a new dimension in which they can play. The series stats off with different people across the globe that start noticing their special abilities, one can fly, one can heal herself (super fast; à la Wolverine). Others can paint the future, read peoples mind and stop time.

Many of those individuals have to struggle with life as any human being should but are slowly alienated by their powers. Destiny seems to draw them together in New York and the murder of a scientist that was trying to prove this evolution theory adds to the drama of the show. You can’t have good guys if you don’t have bad ones; this is why we get a psycho-serial-killer that can move objects with his mind (telekinesis) such as blades, tables, chairs and stake you to a wall. You also need a catastrophic event; such as a vision of the future of New York being destroyed by a nuclear weapon. Finally but not least; there has to be some organization that will take advantage of the Heroes power for their own means and always seem a step ahead.

This is a beautiful settings for those extraordinary characters to live in and try to survive. They must unite to accomplish their destiny and it’s probably to save the world. The show airs Monday nights at 9 PM on both NBC and Global. Don’t you miss it, I sure won’t!

Official Website: www.nbc.com/Heroes/